Who Taught the Machines Mathematics? Nisheeth Vishnoi's new essay
speckx · hn · 2026-10-13
Nisheeth Vishnoi (Yale) published a long-form essay, "Who Taught the Machines Mathematics?", tracing how mathematical ideas entered machines and algorithms, and revisiting the historical interplay between computation and mathematics. Worth a read for anyone interested in the foundations of computing and machine reasoning.
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